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- Special CollectionsProfessor of Fine Arts at Reading University and biographer of English Art Critic John Ruskin. Letter written Sept. 20, 1911 to Alfred E. Richards by Collingwood in which he describes his general health, and criticizes those “people who give their opinions on Ruskin,” so soon after his death. Also…
- Special CollectionsLemcke was an author and resident of New York City. Two letters and a map from Ernest G. Lemcke, which accompany handwritten manuscripts of his three works: Tribal Hidage, or the First English Census; The Early History of the Gervisse, later called West Saxons (494-597); and The Burghal Hidage and…
- Special CollectionsPrinter and politician of Concord, N.H., who lived from 1789 to 1851. Letter (1838) in which Hill lists the names of several blind students resident in Concord. In this Apr. 7, 1838 letter Hill discusses the expenses of several individual pupils and lists the appropriations given to each one.
- Special CollectionsViola C. Codman (1832-1931) may have been a Shaker for some period of her life, though she later married and had children. She may or may not be the original author of the music portion of the book. Has the name Viola C. Codman of Brattleboro, Vermont written inside. About half the book is…
- Special CollectionsShaker of Enfield, N.H., musician, and poet. Composer of the popular Shaker song "Millenial Praise". Music book kept by James Russell of Enfield, N.H. The first 56 pages of the book contain a 12 section lesson on the principles of music. Pages 58-145 contain hymns and poems Russell wrote for the…
- Special CollectionsAuthor, Irish poet and collector of folklore A letter written in New York City by Colum on Jan. 19, 1921 in which he discusses meeting Mr. and Mrs. Kershaw in Peterborough, N.H., while visiting the MacDowell Colony.
- Special CollectionsBritish artist and illustrator, who lived for a time in the home of Elizabeth Yates and William McGreal in Peterborough, N.H. Three Christmas cards (1950-1960) from Nora Spicer Unwin, Elizabeth Yates and William McGreal to Thelma Brackett, U.N.H. Librarian. The cards primarily express good wishes…
- Special CollectionsTown of Marlborough New Hampshire, Cheshire County. One page description of the town of Marlborough, N.H. The document contains information about the town’s boundaries and geography, roads and schools, churches and ministers, notable residents, and a brief history of its settlement and…
- Special CollectionsSeacoast New Hampshire historian, member of the Northam Colonists. Historical notes on various Strafford County persons, places, and events read by Bertha G. Simpson at the Field Day of Northam Colonists held June 20, 1938 at Simpson’s Pavilion in Dover, New Hampshire.
- Special CollectionsCivil War soldier. Four page letter written from Berryville (Va.) by J.A. Blodgett, Civil War soldier, to his brother. The letter describes skirmishes with Confederate troops around Berryville, Va. during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August-November 1864.
- Special CollectionsA Children’s book author who wrote "Courage of Sarah Noble" and "Bears of Hemlock Mountain." Both won Newbury Honors. Letter written by Alice Dalgliesh from Salt Box, Brookfield, CT on July 8, 1952 to Thelma Brackett, U.N.H. Librarian. In the letter, Dalgliesh thanks Brackett for her kind words…
- Special CollectionsProlific author of children's books who lived in Peterborough, NH. Letter from Elizabeth Yates to Mrs. Prugh informing her that she and Nora Spicer Unwin are unable to speak at a PTA meeting due to prior commitments.
- Special CollectionsPortsmouth, N.H. newspaper published between July 4, 1827 and Jan. 1, 1828 for the “old school republicans,” dedicated “to the principles of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe.” Broadside announcing the publication of Signs of the Times. It briefly describes the paper, lists the terms of subscription…
- Special CollectionsMinister, Epsom, N.H., lived 1755-1813 Seven holograph sermons, 1786-1813, written on rag paper notebooks and sewn into 7 marbled protective covers. Haseltine, a Dartmouth College graduate, was the minister in Epsom, N.H. from 1784 until his death in 1813…
- Special CollectionsSalmon P. Chase (1808-1873) was born and educated in New Hampshire and went on to become Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Governor of Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury, and a founder of the Republican Party. A two page letter (1862) from the Treasury Dept. [Washington, D.C.] to Major-General Henry…
- Special CollectionsAuthor and illustrator of children’s books. Sketch of Big Anthony, Bambolona, the baker’s daughter, and Strega Nona from the book Big Anthony and the Magic Ring.
- Special CollectionsPoet and author buried in the Stark Cemetery, Dunbarton, NH. A Postcard sent by Robert Lowell [1964-1977] to Arnold Grade, State University of N.Y. at Brockport. Lowell states that he was “never a student of Robert Frost’s, except in times of conversation.”
- Special CollectionsShaker Ministry of Canterbury, N. H. Three-page letter to John Beck of Enfield, N.H. January 22, 1836, containing a wealth of information about evolving dietary practices among Believers and the perceived benefits resulting from them. It also notes the decreased use of alcohol and, especially among…
- Special CollectionsDoctor/pharmacist?, Rochester, N.H. and Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was born in England ca. 1828 and married in Rochester NH in 1854. He died in 1903. Contains formulas for hundreds of chemical and mechanical items and processes, such as increasing the growth of hair, removing slime from the…
- Special CollectionsExeter is one of the earliest towns in Rockingham County, NH. Two Exeter, NH deeds, one of which details land sold by the Trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy to Jedidiah Lakeman (1792), while the other documents property sold by Samuel Rust to James Rundlett (1796).
- Special CollectionsIda C. Humphrey was born in Dec. 1854. She did not marry or have children. Four page letter written by Ida C. Humphrey from Camp Diamond, Diamond Ponds, Stewartstown, NH to Addie W. Paul of Newfield, N.H. The letter describes Humphrey’s stay at Camp Diamond, including her accommodations and…
- Special CollectionsWilliam Abbot was born in 1773. He was a Harvard University graduate (1797) and attorney-at-law in Castine and Bangor, Me. A three page letter written by William Abbot to his cousin, Abiel Abbot. The letter is primarily a biography of William A. Abbot (1748-1793) of Wilton, N.H., member of the N.H…
- Special CollectionsFrederick Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966), the son of Stephen Parrish, was born in 1870 and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1892-1894. In 1898, he purchased “The Oaks”, an estate in Plainfield, NH and became a member of the flourishing artist community in nearby Cornish, N.H.…
- Special CollectionsJohn W. Dudley was born 7 April 1841 in Flemming, Kentucky, and died 9 Oct. 1921 in the same place. His parents were John Dudley (Sr.) and Adalin Ringo. Four letters from Dr. J.W. Dudley to his mother that span a three-week period, June 3-24, 1906. The letters describe Dudley’s convalescence from…
- Special CollectionsHerbert David Croly, 1869-1930, founder and editor of the "New Republic". Five letters written by Herbert Croly to Charlotte Rudyard. The letters are personal in nature, and in them Croly frequently mentions affairs at the New Republic. There is also a postcard from Louise Croly to Rudyard, as well…
- Special CollectionsAnnie Adams Fields, author and wife of James T. Fields, was born in Boston, MA in 1834. She traveled extensively with her husband and formed intimate friendships with some of America’s most well-known 19th century writers and intellectuals. She died in 1915, having outlived many of her…
- Special CollectionsJessie Evens lived from 1867-1937. “Birthday Ode” written by Jessie Evans to celebrate the one hundredth birthday of Sister Myra Green of Canterbury Shaker Village on March 9, 1935. Words without music to tune of "Auld Lang Syne”.
- Special CollectionsDaniel Webster (1782-1852) was an American lawyer who served in the governments of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Speech of the Hon. Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts, at the dinner given to him by the merchants and other citizens of Philadelphia, December 2, 1846. Published in 1847 in Washington…
- Special CollectionsJames T. Fields (1817-1881), author, poet, and publisher, was born in Portsmouth, NH in 1817. At the age of fourteen, he became a clerk in a bookstore in Boston, MA and later a partner in the publishing house of Ticknor and Fields. He edited the Atlantic Monthly, which was published by his firm,…
- Special CollectionsAuthor and literary critic. Known for the Christmas story Christmas Every Day. Letter written by William Dean Howells that thanks Dr. Perkins for sending medicine and asks him to send more. Photograph included.
- Special CollectionsW.S. Braithwaite (1878-1962) was a writer, poet and literary critic. From 1906 to 1931 he contributed to The Boston Evening Transcript, eventually becoming its literary editor. He also wrote articles, reviews and poetry for many other periodicals and journals, including Atlantic Monthly, the New…
- Special CollectionsBenjamin Penhallow Shillaber, humorist, newspaperman, and poet, was born in Portsmouth, NH in 1814. He moved to Boston, MA in 1833, where he became a journeyman printer. He worked as a printer and editor of several papers, including the Carpet Bag, a…
- Special CollectionsMartin Snow, Civil War sailor, was born in Boston, Mass. in 1839 and died in Blair, Neb. in 1891. He married Caroline Augusta Barker in 1860 and was buried in Pittsfield, N.H., where he once lived and where his daughter, Lena Snow Sargent, resided. Contains a 92-page diary kept by Martin Snow from…
- Special CollectionsAmy Lowell (1874-1925) was a poet, biographer, and essayist who owned a summer home in Dublin, N.H. near the MacDowell Artist's Colony. One page letter (1917) written by Amy Lowell to poet and editor, William Stanley Braithwaite. Lowell describes her lecturing and speaking engagements in N.Y. City…
- Special CollectionsSarah Josepha Buell Hale, author and editor, was born in Newport, N.H. in 1788. She married in 1813, and when her husband died suddenly in 1822, she began writing to make a living. Her stories and poems attracted a large audience, and in 1828 she…
- Special CollectionsThe creator of this register is anonymous. A register from an unidentified Portsmouth, N.H.-based shipping company which serviced both the Appledore and Oceanic Hotels on the Isles of Shoals. The register, which covers from July 2 to September 3, 1912, documents the movement of people and cargo…
- Special CollectionsDaniel Hood (1792-16 October 1866) was a retired sea captain from Portland, Maine. He married Susanna Peasly Sargent. Two letters written by Daniel Hood to Reverend Jacob Hood of Nottingham, N.H., providing the latter with knowledge of the Hood family’s history. The remarks include not only…
- Special CollectionsJoseph Rowlandson was born in England in or around 1631. He served as a Congregational minister, living for a time in both Lancaster and Ipswich, MA, before finally settling in Wethersfield, CT. He was the husband of Mary Rowlandson, whose Indian captivitity narrative made her a famous figure in…
- Special CollectionsDaniel Berkeley Updike, printer and publisher, worked for the Merrymount Press of Boston, Mass. He was a recognized authority on the history and use of print types, and he played an important role in the development and improvement of typography in…
- Special CollectionsEdwin Francis Edgett (1867-1946) was an author, literary editor of the Boston Evening Transcript and a journalist. Thirteen letters (1918-1934) and published materials sent to Edwin Francis Edgett from various N.H. authors and educators, including Charles Townsend Copeland, Bertha…
- Special CollectionsMinutes of the directors and officers of the failed Mt. Belknap Railroad Corporation comprise 26 pages of the volume. They pertain to the corporations financial matters, the election of officials, and the proceedings of annual meetings. There is no evidence that the railroad was ever built.
- Special CollectionsThe Society of the Cincinnati was founded in 1783 by George Washington, Baron von Steuben, Henry Knox, and other officers of the United States Army. It was a patriotic and charitable “society of friends,” which had a branch in each of the original…
- Special CollectionsWilliam H. Small (1854-1909) lived in Newmarket, N.H. and served in the fire department as the chief fire engineer. Two letters and a notebook kept by William H. Small. One letter, dated 1865, is from Small’s parents, while the other is from Cyrus A. Sulloway of the N.H. House of Representatives…
- Special CollectionsLewis Gaylord Clark (1808-1873), editor and publisher of the Knickerbocker magazine. Two letters written by Lewis Gaylord Clark of the Knickerbocker magazine to M.S. Beach inquiring about the possibility of publishing some accounts of the life of the…
- Special CollectionsUnited States President Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 Two page letter written Oct. 22, 1915 by President Woodrow Wilson to Winston Churchill, New Hampshire writer, in which Wilson thanks Churchill for all his “generous courtesies” in connection with the leasing of a house in Cornish, N.H.
- Special CollectionsAmerican author best known for her depictions of frontier life on the Great Plains in such novels as O Pioneers, My Antonia and The Song of the Lark. A May 2, 1922 letter to George N. Whipple of Boston, MA, which describes some of Cather’s travels and views on lecturing.
- Special CollectionsFrederic Ogden Nash, 1902-1971 was an American Poet well known for his humorous poetry. He was born in Rye, N.Y. and lived most of his life in Baltimore but he spent summers with his family in a house at Little Boar's Head in North Hampton, N.H. and is buried in the town's East Side Cemetery. Three…
- Special CollectionsLouis V. Ledoux, author and poet, was born in New York City in 1880. He wrote several books of poetry and prose and was a recognized authority on Japanese prints. Ledoux died in New York in 1948. Letter written Jan. 27, 1911 by Louis Ledoux which both…
- Special CollectionsSchool register kept by Emily E. Tomlinson, a teacher in Newington, N.H., during the year 1872. New Hampshire school register: for the school in district no. 1 in the town of Newington, county of Rockingham. The register documents student attendance and the class curriculum for the year 1872.
- Special CollectionsArchibald MacLeish (1892-1982) was an American poet, writer and the Librarian of Congress. He is associated with the modernist school of poetry. He received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work. Two letters written in 1970 by Archibald MacLeish from…
